demographic2025
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line (% of population)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
26.4%
Median: 22.6%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
85.3%
Lowest
Slovenia
7.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo85.3%
2Mozambique81.4%
3South Sudan76.5%
4Malawi75.4%
5Burundi74.2%
By Region
Africa33.5%(9 countries)
Other32.3%(96 countries)
South America24.3%(7 countries)
North America20.9%(4 countries)
Asia20.6%(21 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (7.0%)High (85.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 26.4%)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (21)
Oceania (1)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 85.3% |
| 2 | Mozambique | 81.4% |
| 3 | South Sudan | 76.5% |
| 4 | Malawi | 75.4% |
| 5 | Burundi | 74.2% |
| 6 | Zambia | 71.7% |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 71.6% |
| 8 | Madagascar | 69.2% |
| 9 | Niger | 60.5% |
| 10 | Uganda | 59.8% |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 52.2% |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51.3% |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 49.2% |
| 14 | Kenya | 45.5% |
| 15 | Eswatini | 44.5% |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 44.0% |
| 17 | Lesotho | 43.3% |
| 18 | Angola | 42.2% |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 42.1% |
| 20 | Haiti | 41.9% |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 41.8% |
| 22 | Nigeria | 41.8% |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 41.5% |
| 24 | Ghana | 41.2% |
| 25 | Chad | 40.8% |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 40.7% |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.4% |
| 28 | Rwanda | 39.9% |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 39.7% |
| 30 | Mali | 39.4% |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 39.1% |
| 32 | Togo | 38.9% |
| 33 | Liberia | 38.4% |
| 34 | Yemen | 38.0% |
| 35 | Cameroon | 36.9% |
| 36 | Namibia | 36.6% |
| 37 | Djibouti | 36.0% |
| 38 | Botswana | 36.0% |
| 39 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 35.2% |
| 40 | Benin | 35.0% |
| 41 | South Africa | 33.8% |
| 42 | Republic of The Gambia | 33.6% |
| 43 | Pakistan | 32.8% |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 32.7% |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.5% |
| 46 | Honduras | 32.3% |
| 47 | Cape Verde | 32.1% |
| 48 | Senegal | 31.5% |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.2% |
| 50 | Colombia | 30.0% |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.9% |
| 52 | Guyana | 29.2% |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 29.2% |
| 54 | Guatemala | 29.0% |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.6% |
| 56 | Lebanon | 28.6% |
| 57 | Venezuela | 28.6% |
| 58 | Guinea | 28.3% |
| 59 | Mauritania | 27.6% |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 27.4% |
| 61 | Panama | 27.0% |
| 62 | Sudan | 27.0% |
| 63 | Ecuador | 26.3% |
| 64 | Brazil | 26.2% |
| 65 | Myanmar | 26.1% |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 26.0% |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.6% |
| 68 | Peru | 25.4% |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.3% |
| 70 | Nauru | 25.3% |
| 71 | Philippines | 25.3% |
| 72 | Gabon | 24.7% |
| 73 | Argentina | 24.1% |
| 74 | Jamaica | 23.7% |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 23.6% |
| 76 | El Salvador | 23.6% |
| 77 | Israel | 23.5% |
| 78 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 23.3% |
| 79 | State of Palestine | 23.1% |
| 80 | Morocco | 23.1% |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 23.1% |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 22.8% |
| 83 | Paraguay | 22.7% |
| 84 | Comoros | 22.6% |
| 85 | Georgia | 22.6% |
| 86 | Samoa | 22.5% |
| 87 | Bolivia | 22.5% |
| 88 | Fiji | 22.4% |
| 89 | Indonesia | 22.2% |
| 90 | Mexico | 22.1% |
| 91 | Belize | 22.1% |
| 92 | Suriname | 22.0% |
| 93 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 21.8% |
| 94 | India | 21.3% |
| 95 | Montenegro | 20.9% |
| 96 | Marshall Islands | 20.5% |
| 97 | Uruguay | 20.5% |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 20.3% |
| 99 | Nepal | 20.2% |
| 100 | United States of America | 20.2% |
| 101 | Malaysia | 19.9% |
| 102 | Vietnam | 19.7% |
| 103 | Türkiye | 19.6% |
| 104 | People's Republic of China | 19.4% |
| 105 | Grenada | 19.4% |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.4% |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 19.1% |
| 108 | Barbados | 19.0% |
| 109 | Tunisia | 17.9% |
| 110 | Serbia | 17.8% |
| 111 | Mongolia | 17.7% |
| 112 | Seychelles | 17.7% |
| 113 | Chile | 17.6% |
| 114 | Mauritius | 17.6% |
| 115 | Qatar | 17.6% |
| 116 | Algeria | 17.6% |
| 117 | Romania | 17.5% |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 17.2% |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 17.0% |
| 120 | Spain | 16.6% |
| 121 | Armenia | 16.5% |
| 122 | Albania | 16.4% |
| 123 | Egypt | 16.3% |
| 124 | Italy | 16.2% |
| 125 | Thailand | 16.0% |
| 126 | Kiribati | 15.9% |
| 127 | Greece | 15.9% |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.7% |
| 129 | Iraq | 15.4% |
| 130 | Japan | 15.4% |
| 131 | Tonga | 15.2% |
| 132 | Hungary | 15.1% |
| 133 | Lithuania | 15.1% |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 15.0% |
| 135 | Jordan | 14.6% |
| 136 | South Korea | 14.2% |
| 137 | Bhutan | 14.2% |
| 138 | Latvia | 14.0% |
| 139 | Croatia | 13.9% |
| 140 | Maldives | 13.9% |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 13.7% |
| 142 | Germany | 13.3% |
| 143 | United Kingdom | 13.3% |
| 144 | France | 13.2% |
| 145 | Portugal | 13.1% |
| 146 | Switzerland | 12.8% |
| 147 | Australia | 12.6% |
| 148 | Malta | 12.4% |
| 149 | Sweden | 12.4% |
| 150 | Canada | 12.2% |
| 151 | Slovakia | 12.2% |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 12.2% |
| 153 | Austria | 12.2% |
| 154 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.4% |
| 155 | Poland | 10.6% |
| 156 | Estonia | 10.3% |
| 157 | Ukraine | 10.3% |
| 158 | Belgium | 9.5% |
| 159 | Netherlands | 8.8% |
| 160 | Cyprus | 8.7% |
| 161 | Finland | 8.7% |
| 162 | Ireland | 8.6% |
| 163 | Norway | 8.5% |
| 164 | Belarus | 8.4% |
| 165 | Czech Republic | 8.3% |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 8.3% |
| 167 | Azerbaijan | 8.1% |
| 168 | Denmark | 7.4% |
| 169 | Iceland | 7.4% |
| 170 | Slovenia | 7.0% |
Showing 170 of 170 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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